500 independent retailers delist the Daily Star

Estimated figures have revealed that around 500 independent retailers have delisted the Daily Star, since it reduced the margin that retailers keep per copy by 1.21p.

The change, made in June, means that retailers now make 4.84p per copy – a 20% drop from the 6.05p they made before.

In June of this year, circulation of the Daily Star stood at 809,992.

The cover price of the Northern & Shell-owned Daily Star was reduced from 20p to 10p in London from the beginning of July, in an attempt to increase circulation.

The increase in circulation from this reduced cost may mean that the delistings have not affected an overall circulation drop for the newspaper.